did i process this to much? i do all my photoshopping on another computer and then bring it to the family comp to upload to cameralabs so it looks really dark now but you tell me
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There doesn't appear to be that much obvious PP work. It is a very dark image and suggests that one of your monitors needs a calibration.

Otherwise the image is alright in terms of composition and control of DoF. Both faces are dark regardless of your monitor and suggests you needed strong fill light, either from a reflector or strobe light. Alternatively if I were taking the image I'd rearrange the direction the bride and groom. The natural lighting is coming from the right of the frame, so at the moment your subjects are mildly backlit. Simply turning them around to face into the opposite 180 degrees should take away the need for fill light.

Understanding how to get the best of light is important and something that could be missed when inexperienced and under pressure.

yeah i darkend it alot in photoshop but its just my moniter that needs to be calibrated. if i had swithched 180 you wouldnt have the pond and nice senery in the back ground you would have seen the club house but now i've got an idea of what to expect so next time i will be prepared.

did i process this to much? i do all my photoshopping on another computer and then bring it to the family comp to upload to cameralabs so it looks really dark now but you tell mecheck out my flickr for more!

It does seem to be a bit underexposed.

I just quickly edited your photograph just to see if it was possible to brighten up a bit. Here it is...

A slight improvement with the exposure, Sdrummer but it now shows the image as being a little warm. PP can't alter the original lighting conditions and fill light is still needed.

Tomis, you don't quite get the 180 comment. Keep the framing the same (so the background is still as it is) but have the groom on the left and the bride on the right with the dipping down to the right so that he doesn't block the natural light and instead they dip towards it. That would cure the need for fill light. Does this make more sense on how the lighting could have been better used?

also i get get what you mean Ed, have the bride and groom switch places. it would have highlighted the bride more but as i am just the intern i wasn't actualy setting them up myself, but i'm sure i would never have thought about switching them if i was in control of the pose. i need to start paying close attention to small details like that so i can improve my photos and maybe make suggestion of my own

as i am just the intern i wasn't actualy setting them up myself, but i'm sure i would never have thought about switching them if i was in control of the pose. i need to start paying close attention to small details like that so i can improve my photos and maybe make suggestion of my own

Not to worry; I did have the reservation with your mentor regarding his indoor flash photography, but no one's perfect. Not even I; I'm just harder on myself and probably others. The questions you should keep asking yourself afterwards are: "What did I do right?" and "What did I do wrong?". The wrongs are harder to identify, but these small things do matter, especially when it comes to lighting. Keep a list of these and you'll soon develop your own style. Good luck - and the original is the pick of the lot; you didn't need to PP.

I feel like i'm talkin to myself on this thread! i have a wedding coming up on 11-1-08! can't wait! I'm shooting it all by my self the bride and groom want no posing done just the whole day documented, i'll be bringing my 40D 18-200 and 50mm 1.8 for low light situations... anyone care to leave a remark?